Mallet



M. COHEN.

MALLET.

APPLICATION HLED sEPT.z3.1921.

1,41%615. PatentedJune13,1922.

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PATENT MALLET.

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Application filed September 23, 1921.

To all whom it may Gomera Be it known that I, Monnis CoHnN, a citizen of the United States, residing at- Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented a new and useful linprovement in Mallets, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates more particularly, though not exclusively, to mallets for use by glove cutters.

In the use of mallets, particularly in the manufacture of glo-ves, the principal wear on the mallet occurs adjacent the forward edge of the striking surface thereof, with the result that this portion of the mallet becomes worn and impaired for use while the remainder of the head remainssubstantially unworn. In this connection it is one of my objects to provide a mallet the head of which is rcversible, adapting the head to be turned end for end and thus when one end portion of the head becomes worn the other, unimpaired, end portion thereo'f may be positioned at the forward end of the mallet, thereby eflecting a very substantial saving. A further object is to so house the means on the body portion which interlocks with means on the head to prevcnt the head from rotating on the body of the mallet, so as to avoid sharp edges from coming in contact with the material on which the mallet is used, whereby to obviate all danger of injury to such material. Other objects are to| provide a novel, simple and economical construction of mallet and to provide for the substitution of a new head for a worn one when desired.

Referring to the aocompanying drawing:

Figure 1 is a view in side elevation of a mallet construct-ed in accordance with my invention. Figure 2 is a longitudinal sectional elevation of the mallet with a certain portion thereof shown in elevation and also partly sectional. Figure 3 is an end view of the head portion of the mallet showing it as removed from the body thereof. F igure -1 is a view in side elevation of a portion of the rod forming a part of the body of the mallet. Figura 5 is an end view of the structure shown in Fig. 4, viewing it from the left hand side of this figure; and Figure 6 is a face view of a lock washer employed.

The mallet shown is formed of a body portion 7 and a head portion 8, the body portion 7 comprising a rod member 9, preferably of metal, presenting a substantially specification of LettersPatent. Patentgd June 13, 1922.

Serial No. 502,820.

cylindrical portion 10 at one end, its extremity being' threaded as represented at 11, a reduced, preferably tapered, portion .12 at its other end and concentric with the portion 10 and intermediate these portions, a hexagonal collar 13.. The portion 12 is shown surrounded by a series of disks "14 p'referably of leather which are disposed in fiatwise relation to each other and are so shaped as to present a handle 15 of a form adapting it to be conveniently and securely grpped by the workman, the eXtremit-y of the portion '12 being| shouldered as represented at 16, against the adjacent one of the disks 111- and together with the collar 13 maintaining these disks in tight condition upon the rod portion 12.

The rod 9 is provided, between the collar 13 and the threaded portion 11, with a projection which extends radially of the axis of the rod, for a purpose herenafter described, this pro-jection being shown as in the form of a pin 17 projecting radially from the portion 10 of the rod.

The head 8 of the mallet is fo'rmed of a sleeve-like member 18 adaptedv to be slipped over the portion 10 of the rod to the position shown in Fig. 2, one end of this sleeve being externally threaded as represented at 19 and its opposite end provided with an annular flange 20, the end face of this flanged portion of the sleeve containing a recess 21. The striking surface of the head is preferab'ly formed of a plurality of disks 22, of any suitable material, as for' example rawhide, which fit flatwise together and surround the sleeve 18, these disks being securely held in position relative to the sleeve by means of a ring 23 screwing upon the threaded portion 19 of the sleeve, whereby the disks are firmly olamped between the fiange 20 and the. ring 23, the ring 23 being provided in its end face with a recess 24. The head is securely, releasably, held on the rod 9 by means of a. nut 25 screwing upon the threaded portion 11 of the rod 9, the head being clamped bet-ween the fiange 13 and the nut 25. A washer 26 is preferably confined between the nut 25 and the head 8, this washer being preferably of the lock type involving a tit 27 which enters a longitudinal groove 28 in the rod portion 10.

The projection 17 which interlocks with the head at the recess 21 or 24, depending on whether the flanged end of the head is adjacent the flange 13, or the ring portion 23 is adjacent this fiange, serves to prevent rotation of the head on .the body of the mallet.

It will be readily understood from thefo'regoing that the head 8 is rendered readily reversible end for end for the purpose hereinbefore stated, and substitution of a new head for one which has become worn out, may be readily efected upon removing` the nut 25. i

Thile I have illustrated and described a particular construction involving my invenetion, I do not wish'to be understood as intending to limit it thereto as the same may be variously modified and altercd without departing from the spirit of my invention.

What I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is:

1. Av ifnalletl formed of a body portion affording a handle, a head carried by said handle and reversible end for end thereon, said head being formed of a. sleevewhose bore receives said body portion and presenting fianges at its ends, and a body of striking of said fianges being removable7 and a body of striking material surrounding said'sleeve and confined between said 'flanges on the latter, a pin projectingradially from said body ortion, said flanges containing recesses eX- ending` radially from the bore of said sleeve into which said projection extends in the alternative positions of said head, and a nut screwing on the outer end of said body portion and against said head.

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